BOARD OF EDUCATION
TO
MEET
FEB. 9
The next regular meeting of the Board of Education is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9, at the Lake Avenue Elementary School. The public is invited to attend. Agenda
Middle school students raise nearly $3,000 for Haitian relief efforts
Congressman Scott
Murphy visited the high school's
award-winning
Project lead the way program on feb. 5
CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSE GUIDE
The spring Continuing Education course guide is available here. Registration began Feb. 1. Saratoga's program is the largest of its kind in the Capital Region.
Apply
now for Universal Pre-K program openings for 2009-10
More
here
School district accepting names of children for
2010-11 Universal Pre-K program
SAT PREP CLASSES BEGIN MARCH 8 AT HIGH SCHOOL
CHESS TOURNAMENT SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 20
The school district's tenth annual chess tournament will be held on Saturday, March 20, at the Dorothy Nolan Elementary School. More here.
High
school flag that flew millions of miles on
space shuttle unveiled
"Cellular computers" piloted at Lake Avenue Elementary School
MAPLE
AVENUE DRAMA CLUB
PRESENTS “WILLY WONKA”
FEB 5-7
The Drama Club at
the Maple Avenue Middle School will present the musical “Willy
Wonka” from Feb. 5 to 7 in the Trombley Auditorium.
More
H1NI FLU AND SEASONAL FLU INFORMATION
- includes links to Web sites and documents
H1N1 vaccination clinics for students
held Dec. 1 and 3
Booster clinic for
students 9 and under
held Jan. 6
at Maple Avenue Middle School
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 24

REMINDER:
APPLICATIONS FOR FREE AND REDUCED-PRICE MEALS ARE ACCEPTED
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. Click
here
for the application. For more information or
assistance with the application, please call the School Food
Service Program at 583-4704.
Income
eligibility guidelines
SARATOGA SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL HOSTED ALUMNI GATHERING DEC. 23
300
holiday care packages SENT to
Afghanistan
with the help of Saratoga Springs High School
students
More
here
Bike-riding procedures for schools announced
Saratoga Springs
Board of Education trustee resigns
due to job relocation
Students featured in literary journal
participate in "Saratoga Reads" kickoff
Dec. 2 "gallery" reception honors art by Saratoga Springs students
FRENCH 5
STUDENTS AT SARATOGA SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL ARE PRODUCING A DVD
THAT SHOWCASES THEIR HOMETOWN FOR FRENCH-SPEAKING TOURISTS
Capital News 9 story and video
Story by The Saratogian
TWO ADMINISTRATORS APPOINTED NOV. 10 BY BOARD OF EDUCATION
TECHNOLOGY TEACHER MICHAEL
GALLAGHER WINS NATIONAL AWARD
High school technology teacher Michael Gallagher was one of
10 outstanding educators nationwide to be honored in November in
Austin, Texas, by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers
Education Foundation. More
here.
Gallagher featured on Capital News 9
STUDENTS AT THE LAKE AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PREPARED A PRE-THANKSGIVING MEAL FOR SOUP KITCHEN PATRONS NOV. 24 AS PART OF THEIR CHARACTER ED PROGRAM. More here from The Saratogian
NEW ENROLLMENT REPORT PROJECTS SLIGHT DECLINE IN STUDENT
POPULATION
An enrollment report presented to the Board of Education
Nov. 10
projects an enrollment decline of less than 2 percent --
119 students -- over the next five years.
To view the report, click
here. Progress through the slides by using the arrows at the
bottom of each page.
(The report is a pdf document.
You will
need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to open
it.
Get a free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader
here.)
Sixty-one students earn AP Scholar Awards at High School
PARENT UNIVERSITY:
CREATING STRONGER
SCHOOL-COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
Parent University is a
new community collaboration
designed to help parents and families actively participate in
their students' education. For more information and links to
upcoming programs, click
here.
The Nov. 7 Parent University Summit kickoff was a huge success! More here

SEX OFFENDER NOTIFICATIONS: Jan. 8 update
High School and rotary honored outstanding students November 5
Saratoga Springs High School, in partnership with the Saratoga Springs Rotary Club, held the sixteenth annual Academic Recognition Program at 7 p.m. Thursday, November 5, in the school’s Loewenberg Auditorium. More
Farmers'
Market to spend winter months
at Division Street School
Saturday, Nov. 7, WAS
opening day
A unique
partnership between the school district and the Saratoga
Farmers’ Market is resulting in
the use of more locally grown, fresh produce in school lunch
menus.
More
ART
SALE RAISING FUNDS
FOR LOCAL SOUP KITCHEN
Seventh-grade art students at the Maple Avenue Middle School
have created about 100 clay pinch pots, which are being sold to
benefit the Saratoga County Economic Opportunity Council soup
kitchen at 24 Circular Street in Saratoga Springs. Students held
a sale outside the Borders bookstore on Broadway in Saratoga
Springs on Nov. 8, and bowls are still available for purchase at
the school. The students hope to raise $500.
REPORT ON DISTRICT ENERGY CONSERVATION
EFFORTS
Students, staff and administrators throughout the school
district are working together to help conserve energy. Click
here for a slide show on
the District Energy Conservation Task Force Committee’s findings
and recommendations relative to energy conservation, energy
education, and recycling.
Saratoga
Springs High School
earns prestigious ENERGY STAR
Saratoga Springs High School has earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) prestigious ENERGY STAR, the national symbol for superior energy efficiency and environmental protection. More
Update on policy related to safe bicycle riding on school property
School district administrators are reviewing a revised policy regarding safe riding of bicycles on school property, with a goal of finalizing details by late fall. More
program on anxiety and OCD offers strategies for HELPING students
A special presentation on anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder offered by the school district’s Office of Pupil Services on Oct. 23 attracted a motivated audience of more than 30 school psychologists, speech therapists, teachers and administrators. More
CIVIL WAR REENACTORS VISITED THE MAPLE AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL SEPT. 18
A group of Civil War reenactors visited the Maple Avenue
Middle School on Friday, Sept. 18, to present living history
programs to seventh- and eighth-graders. The third annual
Saratoga Springs Civil War Encampment was held in Congress
Park on Saturday, Sept. 19, and Sunday, Sept. 20. For more on
the encampment, click
here.
Top 10 Things to Know About the School District
2009-2010 BUDGET APPROVED: 2,242-878
Bus Proposition
Approved and three elected
to Board of Education
NO TAX LEVY
INCREASE
IN 2009-2010 BUDGET
Voters overwhelmingly approved a
$110,129,656 budget for 2009-2010 by a vote of 2,242-878 on
May 19. There is
no increase in the tax levy.
A
school bus purchase proposition was approved by a vote of
2,128-954, and three trustees were elected to the Board of
Education.
More results
Click
here for the 2009-2010 budget
home page.
CHANGE IN STATE LAW REQUIRES BODY MASS INDEX REPORTING
Changes to the New York State Education Law require that body mass index (BMI) and weight status group be included as part of the student’s required school health examination. More
Form for parents requesting exclusion from BMI reporting
assistance
for parents and students in accessing Edline
Parents or students needing assistance to access Edline should e-mail one of the following:
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Saratoga Springs High School: Nancy Piscitelli (n_piscitelli@saratogaschools.org)
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Maple Avenue Middle School: Charles Kish (c_kish@saratogaschools.org)
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Elementary schools: Kristin Passaretti: (k_passaretti@saratogaschools.org)
ADDITIONAL SCHOOL TAX RELIEF
APPROVED FOR SENIOR CITIZENS
Click here
for more information
and application.
SCHOOL REPORT CARD
The state's latest School Report
Card, published in March 2009 by the New York State Education
Department for the 2007-08 school year, demonstrates that
students in our school district continue to exceed the
academic achievements of their counterparts in other New York State public schools.
Five-year trends show that scores have
consistently risen and are above state averages. The report cards
are
released each spring by the Education Department for all public
schools in the state. Please review 2007-08 results for our
schools by clicking on
school report card.
Note: The link above will connect you to the state Education Department's web site, where school report card documents are in Adobe PDF format. You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to open them. Get a free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader here.
OPERATION SAFE CHILD
Our school district participates in Operation SAFE CHILD, a program created to raise awareness about child safety For more information, please click on the links below:
Press release from May 14, 2008

"Profiles
of Character"
Do you
know a young person who deserves recognition for exhibiting
good character traits? Please consider nominating the
student for the "Profiles of Character" program.
Click
here for a nominating form.
Character Education themes and promises

School bus
drivers needed!
Click
here for more






